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Simpson County Forestry Profile

Acreage

Total Acres in the County: 342,500
Acres of Forest: 266,200
Percent of Forest: 77.7

Forest Type	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Pine	110.8	41.6
Hardwood	117.5	44.1
Pine/Hardwood	38	14.3

Forest Ownership Profile

Owner	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Government	0	0
Private	266	100

Value of Harvested Timber in County by Year(in Millions)

Year	Standing*	Delivered**	Rank***
2008	17.5	30.23

*Standing is the value of harvested timber as it stands uncut in the forest. Also, the value the landowner would get for his timber.
**Delivered is the value of logs delivered to the first point of processing, such as a pulpwood yard or sawmill gate.
***Rank among other agricultural crops produced in the county that year.

Harvested Timber Volumes

	Sawlogs, MBF, Doyle		Pulpwood, Cords
Year	Pine	Hardwood	Pine	Hardwood
2008	37,585	8,937	97,265	44,755